In Memoriam

PHILIP G WIGTON

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Wigton, Philip Gregory
Omaha, NE
USMC
LCPL

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4/4/1946

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Panel 58E Line 002
Panel 04 Line 30

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11/21/1967
5/9/1968
5/9/1968

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
48QYD286536
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Not Listed
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0341 = Mortarman
1ST PLT, M CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, NE
Casualty codes: A1-D-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
D = Gun or small arms fire
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Engaged Enemy Force 5 Km West Of Quang Tri City 09May68.

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